Our Story

This is a trailer we shot while in Eastern Honduras in June. The two macaw chicks here are two months old. They were stolen from their nest by poachers and would surely have died if our conservation crew had not arrived in time. Dr. LoraKim Joyner treated them so they survived. However, there are many more who will not. There are less than 200 of these birds left in the wild. Out of 18 spotted by the crew while we were there, 10 have been poached already.

The entire community, not just the macaws is under attack from land-grabbers, poachers, and drug traffickers. The activist with whom we are working was shot four times in an attempt to stop his efforts to save his community and the animals there. The indigenous people, called Miskitos, do not currently have recognition of their ancestral land rights from the government. Out of fear of retribution for their activism, one entire village has been abandoned and the inhabitants have had to flee to a town where there are police to protect them.

The Impact

If we do not raise the money we need for the conservation effort, very likely this population of scarlet macaws will be poached into extinction. The movie is meant to get the word out to the rest of the world to keep the conservation effort going but also to put pressure on the Honduran government to recognize the Miskitos indigenous land rights.

What We Need & What You Get

Your money will go towards the funding of our next production in Honduras in January. 

Other Ways You Can Help

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